The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-16
Hamstring Them.

There are a lot of rule-or-ruin Irish
men in New York city who ought to be
speedily put beyond all further power
to do devilment by thorough system
of hamstringing. One McMackin is
the noisiest, the most ill-bred and the
most offensive of these. He is ward
politician who lives by blacknail levied
upon the woes of Ireland. The plan to
entrap Mr.. William O'Brien, the great
Irish editor, was a skillful plan and
only miscarried at the last moment.
The purpose was to have him speak
two words for Ireland to fifty for Nc
Mackin, McGlynn and Henry George.
McMackin was to preside at the meet
ing. The resolutions were all cut and
dried and given to long, canting
eulogy of land grabbing. Without
single thought or care as to what bad
results might follow in the future, the
lying impression was sought to be fixed
upon the public mind that the Irish
nationalists were battling for the per-
nicious doctrine of Henry George.
What cared McMackin that the sacred
cause of Irish liberty might be put in
grievous peril if gain could come to his
faction of local jobbers, and he could
have the credit of Harvesting the ma
tional league to his chariot wheels for
pay? Amid the heat and the torment
of Ireland's last battle with her
enemies, here is traitor who would
drag her into the arena of American
politics, and put upon her already
bowed and weary shoulders burden
so unnecessarily heavy and hateful as
to almost root her feet to the ground
and compromise the lavish sympathy
which the American people, above and
beyond all party associations and aflil-
iations, have poured out unstinctedly
upon the Irish cause. Because O'Brien
would not yield himself a victim to
these matchmaking, communistic con-
spirators of municipal politics with
Blaine's boodlers, Mr.. Mackin at the
head of them, no baffled Canadian
Orangeman ever assailed him with
more of course brutality and malignant |
By his side and in comparison |
with him, Lausdowne is made an |
angel of light. The cruelest among
the Bodyke evicters are merciful |
when contrasted with O'Brien. |
The man who was stoned, shot |
1t, assaulted and well nigh |
murdered for daring to proclaim the
ruth in the name OF the Irish tenantry
S not fit to 60 back to his home until
he dynamiters Of New York have
ibeled his patriotism and lied upon him
because he would not lend himself to
heir piratical schemes, nor permit him
elf to. be used for their own selfish and
,reedy purposes.
If Mackin and his crowd of boOdlers
My spoke for themselves, and the
alance of the boodlers would consort
Nth them, no advice would be needed
S to what kind of treatment best cal
ulated to fix their status, brand them
nd let them run. But being freshmen
hey speak for Ireland upon all oc-
asions and raise such a clamor in the
anne of home rule and local self-gov-
for Ireland, that people at
istance too often make the mistake of
them to be patriots, when
he highest position they ever aspire to,
that of ward fxers, slush takers and
;uffers of the ballot-box. In the name
everything that is splendid and heroic l
| Ireland's fight for freedom, is there
D way to muzzle these wolves, who u
sguise themselves as sheep the better o
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